Labour market inequalities : problems and policies of low-wage employment in international perspective / edited by Mary Gregory, Wiemer Salverda, Stephen Bazen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gregory, Mary (Mary B.)

Salverda, Wiemer.

Bazen, Stephen.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wages.

Full employment policies.

Minimum wage.

Unskilled labor.

Physical Description:

xvi, 248 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.

Summary:

Contributions to this volume review, in international perspective, the "European social model" of collective bargaining, minimum wages, employment rights, and social welfare support, which is seen as both cause and cure for joblessness and low-wage employment in Europe. They find that collective bargaining and minimum wages protect vulnerable workers, while wage flexibility is not economically effective in creating jobs for the low-skilled.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-240) and indexes.

ISBN:

0199241694

OCLC:

44270509

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